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Hackerspaces are community gathering spaces where artists, hackers, makers and tinkerers share ideas, tools, resources and inspiration while working on their projects. According to Hackerspaces.org there are eight active hackerspaces in Florida. With tools like a laser cutter, 3-D printers, soldering stations, and a large woodworking shop, one of its members described it as a YMCA for geeks. I visited FamiLAB on Tuesday, May 15 to find many of it's members busy working on projects that they will present at this Saturday's Orlando Mini Maker Faire. The laser cutter was humming, power saws and a drill press screamed and purred respectively as a they worked on adding brakes to a...

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Hackerspaces are community gathering spaces where artists, hackers, makers and tinkerers share ideas, tools, resources and inspiration while working on their projects. According to Hackerspaces.org there are eight active hackerspaces in Florida. With...

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Name: 20-ounce Vacuum Insulated Klean Kanteen with Loop and Cafe Cap (also available in 12 and 16 ounces)
What it is: a refillable water bottle made of stainless steel with an easy-to-fill, extra-wide mouth. The stainless steel bottle and cap keep the...

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As a result of the backlash — coming in the form of letters,...

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Amazon has a plan to monetize fan fiction: It's called Kindle Worlds. On Wednesday, Amazon announced a new scheme in which writers of fan fiction can self-publish and sell that writing with the sanction of the original copyright holder.
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Angie Derry knew that her Essure implants were designed to remain inside her body forever. But two years after a doctor inserted the tiny coils into her fallopian tubes to prevent pregnancy, the Rockford mother wants them removed.
Derry, 35, isn't hoping...

A doctor nationally known for treating autism with a drug sometimes used to chemically castrate sex offenders has been suspended from practicing medicine in his home state of Maryland after state officials determined he is putting children at risk. Dr....

If you haven't looked at kitchen sinks in a few years, you might be surprised. Kim Kubicki of Overland Park, Kan., certainly was when she recently remodeled her kitchen.
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